The first revenge drama, the first great female role, the first
tragedy set on the cusp between public space and private household,
the first part of the only surviving tragic trilogy—the
foundational status of Aeschylus’ monumental Agamemnon cannot be
over-estimated. Agamemnon’s entry on a chariot, arrogant passage
over purple carpets, death in the bath and display as a corpse,
along with the inspired prophetess, his war booty Cassandra, make
this tragedy visually electrifying; the poetry, especially in
Clytemnestra’s orations and the choral odes, in magniloquence and
vivid imagery surpasses anything in classical literature. This new
edition, with Greek text, critical introduction, accessible
translation and detailed commentary, is the first on this play
authored by a woman;Â along with consistent support in
construing the ancient Greek and appreciating the aural power of
Aeschylus’ language and rhythms, it draws on cutting-edge
scholarship to provide unprecedented illumination of sociological
and performative aspects of his play: the chorus’ struggle to
maintain representation for ordinary Argives, the different
responses of Clytemnestra and Cassandra to the inequities imposed
on them by patriarchy, the sensory experience of poetry imbued with
prompts to taste, smell, touch and hearing as well as vision, the
challenges and opportunities presented by the text to directors and
actors both ancient and modern, and the thrilling control of the
tragic medium by its undisputed founding father.
General
| Imprint: |
Liverpool University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| Authors: |
Edith Hall
(Professor of Classics)
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 147mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
416 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80085-628-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-80085-628-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781800856288 |
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